7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Button.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Button Anchor | green | “ordinarily we will not pass upon constitutional arguments if there are other grounds on which to resolve the case.” | 6 |
| 2 | State v. Neuzil | green | “a special mental element which is required above and beyond any mental state required with respect to the actus reus of the crime.” | 4 |
| 3 | State v. Neuzil | green | “the determination of whether a statute requires general or specific intent turns on the language of the act, read in the light of its manifest purpose and design.” | 4 |
| 4 | State v. Button | green | “cannot commit purposeful contact when he is being held against his will.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Evans | green | “harassment is a specific intent crime.” | 3 |
| 6 | State v. Buchanan | green | “not on the defendant's mental state but on the result defendant's purposeful acts cause in a reasonable person.” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. Neuzil | green | “focus is not on the defendant's mental state but on the result defendant's purposeful acts cause in a reasonable person.” | 2 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.